The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1887-09-15
DAKOTA TERRITORIAL NEWS.

DAKOTA TERRITORIAL NEWS.
Richard Johnston, pioneer and,
prominent business man, was buried
at Canton with Odd Fellow ceremo-
MES. Delegates from the Sioux Falls
and Canton lodges were in attendance.
Geo. P. Martindale, Of Faulkton,
has failed.
Friends OF the discharged officers say
that both Colonies Webb and Brown,
OF the governors staff, got wet and
caught cold. while attending to their
duties at the Huron encampment,
and that they went uptown andtook
something to brace themselves up.
At Blunt, the county commission.
ers were compelled by a second petit
ton of four hundred names to order
a vote on the local option question
at the approaching November cleo
ton.
The prohibition question will be
submitted to the people OF Hughes
county this fall. the commissioners
have granted the petition. The petit
ton submitted last June was rejected.
The Manitoba railroad has reached
Bishop Marty, of Yankton, who
has been at Sioux Falls, to purchase
property for the location of the con-
vent, bought Tor the Catholic society
the beautiful residence and grounds Of
A. G. seney, for that purpose.
At Grand Forks, the marriage of
Herman Goldstein to Rosa Gruen,
berg, both Russian Jews, called to.
gether about 1000 people. The
couple, headed by a cornet band and
followed by 200 people, marched
through the principle streets, the
walks on either side being thronged
with spectators. After the ceremony
about three hundred people partook
OF supper. =
The second annual meeting of the
Pharmaceutical Association of South
Dakota was held at Sioux Falls.
The report of the secretary of
the territorial board Of phar-
macy showed over four hundred
registered pharmacists in South d.
kota. , Numerous ballots were
taken for the president and secretary
OF the association for the ensuing
year. Theelection resulted as follows:
President, w. s. Breach, Parker;
first vice president, A. A. Bartlett.
Madison; second vice pres ident, v.
D. Diehl, Scotland; secretary r.. A.
Keith, Lakpreston; treasurer, l.. T..
Dunning, Sioux Falls. The associa-
ton adjourned to meet in a two days
session at Huron Aug. 81, 1888.
At st. Thomas, the threshing engine
of Robert McAdams exploded, killing
Frank Stephenson of Winnipeg, fatal.
~ injuring Haivor Biornson and tear
ing an arm from James McAdams.
Dennis Kinzy, a member of the
t~hreshing crew working near Oiata,
while coming to Grand Forks on &
freight train was run over
and killed. -
Secretary Lamar has modified the
comissioner's decision holding the en-
try of w. McMasters for the southeast
quarter of section 20, township 124,
range 81, Aberdeen district, for can
collation. sc as to allow McMasters to
make new proof. The secretaryholds
that absence during a winter when no
work can be done need not impair res.
idence. L. NJ. Pressler made pre-emp-
tion entry OF the southeast quarter Of
section 81, township Ill, range SO,
Huron district. After residing. seven
months on his land, his wife being az
fiicted with cancer, he moved to Miller
SO that she could have medical atten-
ton. Sparks heldthat this vas change
of residence, and held Pressler's entry
for cancellation.
Two OF the three prisoners serving
time in the United States wing of the
territorial penitentiafry at Sioux Falls
escaped recently. Deputy Warden
Moulton was the only officer on duty
at the time and was locking them in
their cells, when the convicts threw a
blanket over his head and gagged and
bound him. The names of the escap-
ed prisoners are Henry Esmond, in
for ten years for mail robbery, and Ed
Powers for murder. The latter was q
soldier from Fort Meade.
Elk. Governor N. G.. Ordway has pre-
sented to the University Of North
Dakota at Grand Forks, handsomely
Autographed copies of two letters re-
ceived by him while governor, from
Prince Otto Won Bismarck. chancellor
Of the German empire, on the occasion
of the letter receiving notice that
Dakota's capital seat vas named in
his honor.
President McLouth ofthe Brookings
Agricultural college that owing to un-
avoidable delays in finishing the
buildings. the opening of the fall term
OF the Agricultural college is deferred
till Wednesday September 81.
Aheinons crime al committed az West
st. Paul RECENTLY. The name OF the ba-